Temple University to require freshmen to live on campus

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026 (morning edition): A late-stage trial of a treatment run by Merck and Moderna aimed at skin cancer has shown promising results. ... Bensalem police say a contractor took more than $150,000 in down payments from three Bucks County homeowners and then disappeared without finishing the jobs. ... For the first time, Temple University will require freshmen under the age of 21 to live on campus starting next fall. The policy is an effort to reverse a declining retention rate after students' first year.